The guy from OPMD told me that he used to carry
Contour stuff, but had no interest.
Yup. He offered those Euro-Mondeo headlamp conversion kits that everyone here knows won't actually fit our cars, and the only reason I know that is because I have an interest in Merkurs and happened to be browsing some of the Merkur vendors one day.
If he wants to sell stuff to the Contour crowd, he needs to get serious and not just blame it on "lack of interest."
That said, more is always better in terms of vendors, and I would definitely welcome more offerings.
What I want in a Y-pipe is a clean bolt-on that doesn't cost too much, and that RETAINS THE STOCK CATS. We have quite a few Y-pipes on offer for our cars, so many that they are all starting to look alike. But no one is currently offering what I'm seeking. When I have the money, I'm off to the custom shop unless someone can offer me an alternative.
Why would anyone want this? Two reasons:
1) Technically, it's against federal law to replace any stock cat without certain specific conditions being met, such as a demonstrated need for replacement. Some people actually care about this (to the tune of a maximum $2,500 fine for each violation (for individuals), plus the cost of returning the system to stock.)
2) For many of us who autocross, class rules disallow replacement of the stock converters, even though they allow headers and other mods ahead of the stock cat, as well as behind it. A clean-flowing Y, even with stock pre and main cats, has been shown to boost us up as much as 4 hp, and in this business, every little bit counts.
My 2 cents.
